How AI is facing its 'Oppenheimer moment' - and why humans must act
Regulators have warned that AI is facing its 'Oppenheimer moment' and are urging humans to act before it is too late. AI was designed to help improve human's lives, allowing them to forgo mundane tasks to focus on the great good, but it has since taken a turn that could destroy humanity if not regulated. The Austrian Minister argued that the world needs to 'ensure human control,' with the troubling trend of military AI software replacing human beings in the decision-making process. A report from +972 magazine cited six Israeli intelligence officers, who admitted to using an AI called 'Lavender' to classify as many as 37,000 Palestinians as suspected militants — marking these people and their homes as acceptable targets for air strikes. Austria’s top disarmament official Alexander Kmentt, who led the organization of the Monday conference, advised that traditional 'arms control' treaties would not work for software like AI.
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